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East St. Louis Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 31,542
Land Area (2000): 36.423 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.950 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 28.4186 (-2.0) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 78.4186 (25.8) / 89.6186 (32.0)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,001
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,329
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 38 inches

Current Forecast from the National Weather Service

: 12,899
: 2,174
: 3,816
East St. Louis Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	31,524	99.98%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	6	0.02%

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East St. Louis Employment Information Back to top
East St. Louis Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	13,188	11,457	1,731	13.12%	131
1991	12,334	10,768	1,567	12.70%	127
1992	12,070	10,522	1,548	12.83%	128
1993	11,695	10,350	1,345	11.50%	115
1994	11,590	10,326	1,265	10.91%	109
1995	11,839	10,643	1,196	10.10%	101
1996	11,677	10,620	1,057	9.05%	90
1997	11,740	10,705	1,035	8.81%	88
1998	11,527	10,415	1,112	9.64%	96
1999	11,301	10,232	1,069	9.46%	94
2000	10,492	9,551	941	8.97%	90
2001	10,280	9,319	961	9.34%	93
2002	10,211	9,108	1,103	10.80%	108
2003	10,058	8,868	1,190	11.83%	118
2004	9,956	8,795	1,161	11.66%	117
2005	9,970	8,924	1,046	10.49%	105
2006	9,980	9,003	977	9.78%	98
2007	10,104	9,085	1,018	10.08%	101
2008	10,271	9,009	1,262	12.29%	123

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	12,881	11,362	1,519	11.79%	118
Feb 1990	13,076	11,376	1,700	13.00%	130
Mar 1990	12,942	11,377	1,565	12.09%	121
Apr 1990	12,975	11,366	1,609	12.40%	124
May 1990	13,147	11,402	1,745	13.27%	133
Jun 1990	13,550	11,548	2,002	14.77%	148
Jul 1990	13,459	11,560	1,899	14.11%	141
Aug 1990	13,586	11,441	2,145	15.79%	158
Sep 1990	13,498	11,553	1,945	14.41%	144
Oct 1990	13,259	11,587	1,672	12.61%	126
Nov 1990	13,000	11,429	1,571	12.08%	121
Dec 1990	12,885	11,486	1,399	10.86%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	12,013	10,676	1,337	11.13%	111
Feb 1991	12,023	10,665	1,358	11.30%	113
Mar 1991	12,005	10,698	1,307	10.89%	109
Apr 1991	12,141	10,764	1,377	11.34%	113
May 1991	12,175	10,709	1,466	12.04%	120
Jun 1991	12,462	10,843	1,619	12.99%	130
Jul 1991	12,402	10,840	1,562	12.59%	126
Aug 1991	12,486	10,787	1,699	13.61%	136
Sep 1991	12,603	10,816	1,787	14.18%	142
Oct 1991	12,707	10,844	1,863	14.66%	147
Nov 1991	12,517	10,776	1,741	13.91%	139
Dec 1991	12,477	10,794	1,683	13.49%	135

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	12,002	10,222	1,780	14.83%	148
Feb 1992	12,003	10,200	1,803	15.02%	150
Mar 1992	11,901	10,323	1,578	13.26%	133
Apr 1992	11,953	10,501	1,452	12.15%	121
May 1992	11,995	10,520	1,475	12.30%	123
Jun 1992	12,361	10,619	1,742	14.09%	141
Jul 1992	12,338	10,683	1,655	13.41%	134
Aug 1992	12,124	10,624	1,500	12.37%	124
Sep 1992	12,124	10,690	1,434	11.83%	118
Oct 1992	12,141	10,714	1,427	11.75%	118
Nov 1992	11,968	10,618	1,350	11.28%	113
Dec 1992	11,927	10,545	1,382	11.59%	116

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	11,374	10,037	1,337	11.75%	118
Feb 1993	11,448	10,042	1,406	12.28%	123
Mar 1993	11,395	10,123	1,272	11.16%	112
Apr 1993	11,517	10,218	1,299	11.28%	113
May 1993	11,752	10,362	1,390	11.83%	118
Jun 1993	11,953	10,487	1,466	12.26%	123
Jul 1993	11,955	10,487	1,468	12.28%	123
Aug 1993	11,855	10,400	1,455	12.27%	123
Sep 1993	11,894	10,469	1,425	11.98%	120
Oct 1993	11,903	10,520	1,383	11.62%	116
Nov 1993	11,676	10,474	1,202	10.29%	103
Dec 1993	11,618	10,582	1,036	8.92%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	11,140	10,029	1,111	9.97%	100
Feb 1994	11,139	10,079	1,060	9.52%	95
Mar 1994	11,169	10,154	1,015	9.09%	91
Apr 1994	11,357	10,316	1,041	9.17%	92
May 1994	11,458	10,356	1,102	9.62%	96
Jun 1994	11,761	10,404	1,357	11.54%	115
Jul 1994	11,860	10,393	1,467	12.37%	124
Aug 1994	11,840	10,397	1,443	12.19%	122
Sep 1994	11,944	10,381	1,563	13.09%	131
Oct 1994	12,080	10,429	1,651	13.67%	137
Nov 1994	11,689	10,385	1,304	11.16%	112
Dec 1994	11,645	10,583	1,062	9.12%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	11,744	10,523	1,221	10.40%	104
Feb 1995	11,714	10,525	1,189	10.15%	102
Mar 1995	11,767	10,609	1,158	9.84%	98
Apr 1995	11,822	10,666	1,156	9.78%	98
May 1995	11,771	10,654	1,117	9.49%	95
Jun 1995	12,008	10,712	1,296	10.79%	108
Jul 1995	11,975	10,739	1,236	10.32%	103
Aug 1995	11,966	10,649	1,317	11.01%	110
Sep 1995	11,971	10,662	1,309	10.93%	109
Oct 1995	12,000	10,723	1,277	10.64%	106
Nov 1995	11,694	10,638	1,056	9.03%	90
Dec 1995	11,631	10,612	1,019	8.76%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	11,278	10,254	1,024	9.08%	91
Feb 1996	11,288	10,348	940	8.33%	83
Mar 1996	11,358	10,452	906	7.98%	80
Apr 1996	11,497	10,558	939	8.17%	82
May 1996	11,641	10,629	1,012	8.69%	87
Jun 1996	11,904	10,705	1,199	10.07%	101
Jul 1996	12,018	10,731	1,287	10.71%	107
Aug 1996	11,908	10,703	1,205	10.12%	101
Sep 1996	11,887	10,736	1,151	9.68%	97
Oct 1996	11,869	10,796	1,073	9.04%	90
Nov 1996	11,761	10,777	984	8.37%	84
Dec 1996	11,715	10,751	964	8.23%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	11,300	10,380	920	8.14%	81
Feb 1997	11,411	10,425	986	8.64%	86
Mar 1997	11,515	10,568	947	8.22%	82
Apr 1997	11,513	10,660	853	7.41%	74
May 1997	11,658	10,714	944	8.10%	81
Jun 1997	11,852	10,781	1,071	9.04%	90
Jul 1997	11,879	10,753	1,126	9.48%	95
Aug 1997	11,952	10,793	1,159	9.70%	97
Sep 1997	12,037	10,811	1,226	10.19%	102
Oct 1997	12,064	10,875	1,189	9.86%	99
Nov 1997	11,917	10,877	1,040	8.73%	87
Dec 1997	11,783	10,828	955	8.10%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	11,369	10,278	1,091	9.60%	96
Feb 1998	11,335	10,304	1,031	9.10%	91
Mar 1998	11,347	10,384	963	8.49%	85
Apr 1998	11,228	10,383	845	7.53%	75
May 1998	11,431	10,437	994	8.70%	87
Jun 1998	11,659	10,448	1,211	10.39%	104
Jul 1998	11,595	10,463	1,132	9.76%	98
Aug 1998	11,643	10,384	1,259	10.81%	108
Sep 1998	11,807	10,489	1,318	11.16%	112
Oct 1998	11,764	10,478	1,286	10.93%	109
Nov 1998	11,693	10,467	1,226	10.48%	105
Dec 1998	11,453	10,470	983	8.58%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	10,938	10,051	887	8.11%	81
Feb 1999	11,054	10,063	991	8.97%	90
Mar 1999	10,964	10,116	848	7.73%	77
Apr 1999	11,065	10,185	880	7.95%	80
May 1999	11,199	10,189	1,010	9.02%	90
Jun 1999	11,492	10,272	1,220	10.62%	106
Jul 1999	11,596	10,336	1,260	10.87%	109
Aug 1999	11,528	10,204	1,324	11.49%	115
Sep 1999	11,531	10,260	1,271	11.02%	110
Oct 1999	11,506	10,358	1,148	9.98%	100
Nov 1999	11,416	10,364	1,052	9.22%	92
Dec 1999	11,321	10,387	934	8.25%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	10,405	9,518	887	8.52%	85
Feb 2000	10,368	9,456	912	8.80%	88
Mar 2000	10,441	9,531	910	8.72%	87
Apr 2000	10,488	9,627	861	8.21%	82
May 2000	10,432	9,550	882	8.45%	85
Jun 2000	10,695	9,663	1,032	9.65%	96
Jul 2000	10,647	9,508	1,139	10.70%	107
Aug 2000	10,517	9,466	1,051	9.99%	100
Sep 2000	10,513	9,501	1,012	9.63%	96
Oct 2000	10,559	9,617	942	8.92%	89
Nov 2000	10,404	9,592	812	7.80%	78
Dec 2000	10,430	9,577	853	8.18%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	10,176	9,271	905	8.89%	89
Feb 2001	10,148	9,258	890	8.77%	88
Mar 2001	10,150	9,305	845	8.33%	83
Apr 2001	10,221	9,375	846	8.28%	83
May 2001	10,149	9,355	794	7.82%	78
Jun 2001	10,524	9,484	1,040	9.88%	99
Jul 2001	10,346	9,348	998	9.65%	96
Aug 2001	10,238	9,124	1,114	10.88%	109
Sep 2001	10,298	9,278	1,020	9.90%	99
Oct 2001	10,431	9,361	1,070	10.26%	103
Nov 2001	10,405	9,351	1,054	10.13%	101
Dec 2001	10,271	9,320	951	9.26%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	10,090	9,036	1,054	10.45%	104
Feb 2002	10,134	9,063	1,071	10.57%	106
Mar 2002	10,013	9,042	971	9.70%	97
Apr 2002	10,087	9,085	1,002	9.93%	99
May 2002	10,073	9,105	968	9.61%	96
Jun 2002	10,472	9,206	1,266	12.09%	121
Jul 2002	10,352	9,065	1,287	12.43%	124
Aug 2002	10,376	9,105	1,271	12.25%	122
Sep 2002	10,316	9,181	1,135	11.00%	110
Oct 2002	10,216	9,152	1,064	10.42%	104
Nov 2002	10,219	9,126	1,093	10.70%	107
Dec 2002	10,178	9,126	1,052	10.34%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	9,922	8,790	1,132	11.41%	114
Feb 2003	9,966	8,826	1,140	11.44%	114
Mar 2003	9,855	8,835	1,020	10.35%	104
Apr 2003	9,952	8,856	1,096	11.01%	110
May 2003	9,941	8,811	1,130	11.37%	114
Jun 2003	10,239	8,918	1,321	12.90%	129
Jul 2003	10,017	8,806	1,211	12.09%	121
Aug 2003	10,236	8,830	1,406	13.74%	137
Sep 2003	10,246	8,902	1,344	13.12%	131
Oct 2003	10,254	8,993	1,261	12.30%	123
Nov 2003	10,060	8,936	1,124	11.17%	112
Dec 2003	10,007	8,916	1,091	10.90%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	9,818	8,626	1,192	12.14%	121
Feb 2004	9,739	8,643	1,096	11.25%	113
Mar 2004	9,798	8,726	1,072	10.94%	109
Apr 2004	9,812	8,775	1,037	10.57%	106
May 2004	9,824	8,805	1,019	10.37%	104
Jun 2004	10,162	8,889	1,273	12.53%	125
Jul 2004	10,043	8,775	1,268	12.63%	126
Aug 2004	10,157	8,787	1,370	13.49%	135
Sep 2004	10,062	8,854	1,208	12.01%	120
Oct 2004	10,132	8,898	1,234	12.18%	122
Nov 2004	9,986	8,887	1,099	11.01%	110
Dec 2004	9,941	8,874	1,067	10.73%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	9,772	8,705	1,067	10.92%	109
Feb 2005	9,710	8,656	1,054	10.85%	109
Mar 2005	9,711	8,755	956	9.84%	98
Apr 2005	9,806	8,856	950	9.69%	97
May 2005	9,839	8,894	945	9.60%	96
Jun 2005	10,116	9,039	1,077	10.65%	106
Jul 2005	10,060	8,952	1,108	11.01%	110
Aug 2005	10,130	9,023	1,107	10.93%	109
Sep 2005	10,087	9,022	1,065	10.56%	106
Oct 2005	10,205	9,076	1,129	11.06%	111
Nov 2005	10,103	9,008	1,095	10.84%	108
Dec 2005	10,098	9,104	994	9.84%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	9,859	8,796	1,063	10.78%	108
Feb 2006	9,884	8,804	1,080	10.93%	109
Mar 2006	9,894	8,860	1,034	10.45%	105
Apr 2006	9,841	8,905	936	9.51%	95
May 2006	9,845	8,950	895	9.09%	91
Jun 2006	10,122	9,069	1,053	10.40%	104
Jul 2006	10,069	8,961	1,108	11.00%	110
Aug 2006	10,141	9,038	1,103	10.88%	109
Sep 2006	10,031	9,123	908	9.05%	91
Oct 2006	10,085	9,190	895	8.87%	89
Nov 2006	10,040	9,190	850	8.47%	85
Dec 2006	9,944	9,151	793	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	9,857	8,917	940	9.54%	95
Feb 2007	9,856	8,919	937	9.51%	95
Mar 2007	9,910	9,019	891	8.99%	90
Apr 2007	9,941	9,076	865	8.70%	87
May 2007	9,975	9,110	865	8.67%	87
Jun 2007	10,299	9,217	1,082	10.51%	105
Jul 2007	10,271	9,082	1,189	11.58%	116
Aug 2007	10,234	9,053	1,181	11.54%	115
Sep 2007	10,236	9,169	1,067	10.42%	104
Oct 2007	10,257	9,209	1,048	10.22%	102
Nov 2007	10,208	9,143	1,065	10.43%	104
Dec 2007	10,198	9,109	1,089	10.68%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	9,995	8,838	1,157	11.58%	116
Feb 2008	10,008	8,951	1,057	10.56%	106
Mar 2008	10,227	9,094	1,133	11.08%	111
Apr 2008	10,211	9,236	975	9.55%	95
May 2008	10,235	9,137	1,098	10.73%	107
Jun 2008	10,465	9,105	1,360	13.00%	130
Jul 2008	10,540	8,933	1,607	15.25%	152
Aug 2008	10,398	8,858	1,540	14.81%	148
Sep 2008	10,362	8,927	1,435	13.85%	138
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

East St. Louis Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	432	11.37%
2.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	271	7.14%
3.	Public Administration	239	6.29%
4.	Educational Services	235	6.19%
5.	Other Transportation	213	5.61%
6.	Metal Manufactuing	197	5.19%
7.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	168	4.42%
8.	Construction	163	4.29%
9.	Health Care	144	3.79%
10.	Social Assistance	111	2.92%
11.	Finance and Insurance	91	2.40%
12.	Rail Transportation	91	2.40%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	85	2.24%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	80	2.11%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	78	2.05%
16.	Chemical Manufacturing	73	1.92%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	71	1.87%
18.	Truck Transportation	69	1.82%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	65	1.71%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	61	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,116	20.28%
2.	Educational Services	801	14.55%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	499	9.07%
4.	Social Assistance	489	8.88%
5.	Public Administration	263	4.78%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	238	4.32%
7.	Finance and Insurance	215	3.91%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	175	3.18%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	162	2.94%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	130	2.36%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	128	2.33%
12.	Other Transportation	100	1.82%
13.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	90	1.64%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	71	1.29%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	65	1.18%
16.	Food Manufacturing	63	1.14%
17.	U.S. Postal Service	63	1.14%
18.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	61	1.11%
19.	Construction	60	1.09%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	55	1.00%

East St. Louis Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	378	9.95%
2.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	265	6.98%
3.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	245	6.45%
4.	Other Production Occupations	181	4.77%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	156	4.11%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	150	3.95%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	147	3.87%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	145	3.82%
9.	Other Protective Service Workers	138	3.63%
10.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	110	2.90%
11.	Other Management Occupations	107	2.82%
12.	Bus Drivers	81	2.13%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	81	2.13%
14.	Rail and Water Transportation	80	2.11%
15.	Cashiers	78	2.05%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	72	1.90%
17.	Vehicle Mechanics	69	1.82%
18.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	68	1.79%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	68	1.79%
20.	Construction Laborers	64	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	412	7.49%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	358	6.50%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	340	6.18%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	321	5.83%
5.	Child Care Workers	253	4.60%
6.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	232	4.22%
7.	Cashiers	221	4.02%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	193	3.51%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	193	3.51%
10.	Other Management Occupations	186	3.38%
11.	Secretaries and Admins	183	3.32%
12.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	180	3.27%
13.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	172	3.12%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	138	2.51%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	135	2.45%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	131	2.38%
17.	Registered Nurses	114	2.07%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	111	2.02%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	109	1.98%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	106	1.93%

East St. Louis Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,055	40.61%
15-35 hours	2,371	10.63%
1-14 hours	731	3.28%
No regular hours	10,140	45.48%

East St. Louis Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	313	3.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM	307	3.49%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	451	5.13%
6 AM-6:29 AM	755	8.59%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	685	7.79%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,010	11.49%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,139	12.96%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,133	12.89%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	304	3.46%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	411	4.68%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	218	2.48%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	121	1.38%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,083	12.32%
4 PM-11:59 PM	861	9.79%

East St. Louis Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	152	1.73%
5-9	560	6.37%
10-14	1,309	14.89%
15-19	1,638	18.63%
20-24	1,489	16.94%
25-29	393	4.47%
30-34	1,490	16.95%
35-39	158	1.80%
40-44	235	2.67%
45-59	576	6.55%
60-89	436	4.96%
At least 90	355	4.04%

East St. Louis Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	239	2.72%	5,302	60.31%
30-44	419	4.77%	1,464	16.65%
45-59	223	2.54%	353	4.02%
At least 60	439	4.99%	352	4.00%

East St. Louis Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,079	11.95%
Car / truck / van, solo	6,110	67.69%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	68	0.75%
Public transportation	1,320	14.62%
Walked	214	2.37%
Worked at home	236	2.61%

East St. Louis Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

East St. Louis Family Information Back to top
: 11,144 (31,265 people)
: 7,738 (26,400 people)
: 861
: 18,951
East St. Louis Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,210	28.80%
$10,000-$14,999	1,206	10.82%
$15,000-$19,999	914	8.20%
$20,000-$24,999	870	7.81%
$25,000-$29,999	910	8.17%
$30,000-$34,999	743	6.67%
$35,000-$39,999	479	4.30%
$40,000-$44,999	434	3.89%
$45,000-$49,999	428	3.84%
$50,000-$59,999	542	4.86%
$60,000-$74,999	577	5.18%
$75,000-$99,999	476	4.27%
$100,000-$124,999	217	1.95%
$125,000-$149,999	36	0.32%
$150,000-$199,999	26	0.23%
$200,000 or more	76	0.68%

East St. Louis Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,106	27.79%
Family, 2 people	2,473	22.12%
Nonfamily, 2 people	328	2.93%
Family, 3 people	2,000	17.89%
Nonfamily, 3 people	43	0.38%
Family, 4 people	1,445	12.93%
Nonfamily, 4 people	22	0.20%
Family, 5 people	890	7.96%
Nonfamily, 5 people	9	0.08%
Family, 6 people	440	3.94%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	416	3.72%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.03%

East St. Louis Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,563	27.82%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,020	3.75%
Public Assistance	1,592	5.86%
Retirement	1,986	7.31%
Self Employment	480	1.77%
Social Security	3,628	13.35%
Supplemental Security	1,697	6.24%
Wage / Salary	7,443	27.38%
Other	1,774	6.53%

East St. Louis Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,643	65.28%
With children under 18	874	34.72%

East St. Louis Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,270	13.06%
Married	3,361	34.55%
Never Married	4,634	47.64%
Widowed	462	4.75%

East St. Louis Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,730	13.24%
Married	3,628	27.77%
Never Married	5,683	43.50%
Widowed	2,024	15.49%

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East St. Louis Education Information Back to top
East St. Louis Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,823	8.63%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,432	25.72%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,289	29.77%
Some college, no degree	4,771	22.59%
Associate degree	1,037	4.91%
Bachelors degree	1,272	6.02%
Graduate or professional degree	499	2.36%

East St. Louis Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	768	2.43%	21	0.07%	789	2.50%
Kindergarten	530	1.68%	23	0.07%	553	1.75%
Grades 1-4	2,454	7.78%	89	0.28%	2,543	8.06%
Grades 5-8	2,122	6.73%	144	0.46%	2,266	7.18%
Grades 9-12	2,550	8.08%	85	0.27%	2,635	8.35%
Undergrad college	891	2.82%	154	0.49%	1,045	3.31%
Graduate or professional school	107	0.34%	0	0.00%	107	0.34%
Total	9,422	29.87%	516	1.64%	9,938	31.51%

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East St. Louis Business Information Back to top
: $322,160,000
: $65,854,000

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East St. Louis Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	20,212	64.93%
Below Poverty Level	10,915	35.07%

East St. Louis Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$905	$394	$397	$0	$24	$754	$2,080	$1,096	$12,386	$0
1952	$889	$535	$160	$0	$26	$919	$1,994	$1,095	$11,921	$0
1953	$987	$532	$463	$0	$33	$1,031	$2,514	$1,193	$14,102	$0
1954	$1,396	$608	$218	$0	$34	$1,077	$2,725	$1,376	$14,483	$1,868
1955	$1,585	$601	$326	$0	$42	$1,337	$3,290	$1,454	$13,935	$1,743
1956	$1,344	$995	$591	$0	$46	$121	$2,102	$1,521	$4,015	$1,403
1957	$2,041	$1,051	$668	$0	$50	$386	$3,145	$1,575	$4,064	$1,961
1958	$2,051	$993	$517	$0	$55	$2,056	$4,679	$1,858	$18,247	$5,833
1959	$2,347	$1,060	$540	$0	$65	$1,803	$4,755	$2,012	$18,309	$5,903
1960	$1,957	$931	$211	$0	$72	$1,856	$4,096	$1,923	$18,227	$4,715
1961	$962	$978	$240	$0	$82	$1,924	$3,208	$2,059	$17,393	$3,796
1962	$1,465	$1,373	$455	$0	$89	$2,020	$4,029	$2,435	$18,151	$3,448
1963	$1,395	$1,469	$915	$0	$97	$2,288	$4,695	$2,645	$17,148	$3,873
1964	$1,395	$1,469	$915	$0	$97	$2,288	$4,695	$2,645	$17,148	$0
1965	$596	$1,526	$615	$0	$97	$2,532	$3,840	$2,662	$16,086	$0
1966	$2,091	$1,552	$881	$0	$97	$3,197	$6,266	$2,760	$17,516	$0
1967	$1,845	$1,680	$500	$0	$108	$3,466	$5,919	$2,959	$19,055	$5,573
1968	$1,586	$1,791	$861	$0	$108	$2,665	$5,220	$3,306	$18,409	$0
1969	$2,026	$2,043	$1,350	$0	$108	$1,765	$5,249	$3,736	$17,811	$0
1970	$2,672	$2,093	$1,992	$0	$108	$1,909	$6,681	$4,332	$19,505	$5,051
1971	$3,913	$2,370	$4,540	$0	$108	$2,176	$10,737	$5,505	$15,982	$5,155
1972	$3,028	$2,337	$14,608	$0	$182	$2,022	$19,840	$6,394	$16,060	$6,924
1973	$2,805	$2,313	$16,361	$0	$182	$1,768	$21,116	$11,000	$15,889	$6,854
1974	$3,375	$2,425	$11,248	$0	$182	$1,732	$16,537	$12,076	$14,497	$5,210
1975	$2,893	$2,478	$3,235	$0	$182	$1,894	$8,204	$5,907	$14,268	$4,182
1976	$2,780	$2,582	$13,858	$0	$182	$2,114	$18,934	$9,390	$13,711	$6,657
1977	$2,978	$2,613	$13,817	$0	$387	$2,050	$19,232	$10,650	$13,240	$7,997
1978	$3,359	$2,610	$13,882	$0	$409	$1,519	$19,169	$11,424	$18,610	$8,827
1979	$3,648	$3,101	$15,044	$0	$497	$1,787	$20,976	$13,389	$20,457	$5,423
1980	$3,648	$3,101	$15,044	$0	$497	$1,787	$20,976	$13,389	$20,457	$5,423
1981	$3,952	$3,357	$16,295	$0	$538	$1,932	$22,717	$13,389	$20,457	$5,423
1982	$2,500	$3,471	$17,556	$0	$626	$5,130	$25,812	$12,542	$7,672	$4,707
1983	$3,117	$3,932	$9,322	$0	$1,182	$3,477	$17,098	$8,175	$15,758	$19,321
1984	$2,843	$3,394	$9,010	$0	$1,357	$4,120	$17,330	$6,697	$15,890	$23,996
1985	$2,843	$3,394	$9,010	$0	$1,357	$4,120	$17,330	$6,697	$15,890	$23,996
1986	$3,277	$3,667	$8,412	$0	$1,501	$3,431	$16,621	$7,100	$70,575	$21,414
1987	$3,359	$3,758	$8,621	$0	$1,501	$3,517	$16,998	$7,278	$70,575	$21,414
1988	$3,497	$3,911	$8,975	$0	$1,501	$3,660	$17,633	$7,576	$70,575	$21,414
1989	$3,637	$4,068	$9,335	$0	$1,501	$3,808	$18,281	$7,879	$70,575	$21,414
1990	$3,768	$4,215	$9,672	$0	$1,501	$3,945	$18,886	$8,163	$43,800	$21,414
1991	$3,862	$4,319	$9,914	$0	$1,501	$4,043	$19,320	$8,367	$43,800	$21,414
1992	$824	$3,545	$5,898	$2,973	$0	$5,702	$15,397	$6,006	$14,379	$39,436
1993	$3,928	$4,383	$4,828	$0	$1,026	$1,784	$11,566	$9,070	$16,022	$19,771
1994	$3,837	$4,280	$6,447	$0	$1,026	$2,661	$13,971	$9,912	$11,766	$18,769
1995	$4,275	$4,768	$6,230	$0	$1,026	$3,094	$14,625	$10,280	$11,310	$20,300
1996	$4,200	$4,684	$6,230	$0	$1,026	$3,569	$15,025	$10,989	$10,854	$20,438
1997	$3,332	$4,930	$23,690	$0	$1,694	$1,375	$30,091	$9,668	$47,348	$35,186
1998	$4,103	$4,513	$22,608	$0	$1,706	$1,626	$30,043	$9,958	$45,854	$36,926
1999	$4,215	$4,609	$23,337	$0	$1,706	$1,741	$30,999	$9,996	$44,360	$39,513
2000	$4,875	$5,329	$26,240	$0	$1,706	$2,530	$35,351	$10,561	$42,866	$40,733
2001	$5,112	$5,588	$27,242	$0	$1,706	$2,735	$36,795	$11,056	$41,372	$41,297
2002	$8,069	$3,451	$25,659	$0	$0	$2,739	$36,467	$9,212	$3,480	$28,184

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$62	$49	$7	$1,380	$0	$2,638
1951	$821	$0	$43	$0	$85	$191	$2,638
1952	$0	$68	$36	$7	$669	$0	$2,333
1952	$755	$0	$394	$0	$89	$315	$2,333
1953	$0	$73	$50	$8	$816	$0	$2,646
1953	$809	$0	$441	$0	$93	$356	$2,646
1954	$0	$150	$55	$7	$700	$0	$5,833
1954	$914	$0	$632	$0	$92	$3,283	$5,833
1955	$0	$180	$59	$4	$1,145	$0	$4,131
1955	$963	$0	$442	$0	$95	$1,243	$4,131
1956	$0	$212	$89	$0	$1,272	$0	$3,345
1956	$1,001	$0	$129	$0	$101	$541	$3,345
1957	$0	$192	$48	$0	$1,199	$0	$3,237
1957	$1,045	$0	$130	$0	$104	$519	$3,237
1958	$0	$135	$125	$0	$1,444	$0	$4,840
1958	$1,117	$0	$1,175	$0	$100	$744	$4,840
1959	$0	$192	$0	$0	$1,276	$0	$4,419
1959	$1,219	$0	$651	$0	$100	$981	$4,419
1960	$0	$231	$0	$0	$1,145	$0	$4,091
1960	$1,246	$0	$619	$0	$105	$745	$4,091
1961	$0	$215	$0	$0	$1,753	$0	$4,753
1961	$1,237	$0	$643	$0	$116	$789	$4,753
1962	$0	$227	$48	$0	$994	$0	$4,758
1962	$1,413	$0	$784	$0	$135	$1,157	$4,758
1963	$0	$340	$0	$0	$1,626	$0	$5,532
1963	$1,531	$0	$696	$0	$152	$1,187	$5,532
1964	$0	$340	$45	$0	$1,626	$0	$5,532
1964	$1,531	$0	$696	$0	$152	$1,142	$5,532
1965	$0	$314	$49	$0	$2,033	$0	$5,774
1965	$1,681	$0	$730	$0	$152	$815	$5,774
1966	$0	$309	$63	$5	$2,216	$0	$7,460
1966	$1,678	$0	$817	$0	$152	$2,220	$7,460
1967	$0	$405	$108	$4	$1,821	$0	$7,372
1967	$1,671	$0	$819	$0	$236	$2,308	$7,372
1968	$0	$456	$64	$4	$2,444	$0	$7,479
1968	$1,803	$0	$688	$0	$236	$1,784	$7,479
1969	$0	$562	$105	$4	$1,725	$0	$7,265
1969	$2,107	$0	$713	$0	$236	$1,813	$7,265
1970	$0	$532	$103	$6	$1,555	$31	$8,957
1970	$2,242	$0	$686	$0	$236	$3,566	$8,957
1971	$0	$553	$87	$4	$3,185	$0	$12,036
1971	$2,798	$0	$694	$0	$236	$4,479	$12,036
1972	$0	$434	$51	$4	$2,599	$0	$11,080
1972	$2,765	$0	$741	$0	$367	$4,119	$11,080
1973	$0	$530	$269	$0	$1,852	$0	$22,191
1973	$2,764	$0	$764	$0	$367	$15,645	$22,191
1974	$0	$583	$296	$0	$1,928	$0	$19,319
1974	$3,018	$0	$759	$0	$367	$12,368	$19,319
1975	$0	$1,174	$413	$0	$2,070	$0	$11,108
1975	$3,458	$0	$703	$0	$367	$2,923	$11,108
1976	$0	$1,089	$436	$224	$1,919	$113	$22,207
1976	$3,691	$0	$518	$0	$367	$13,850	$22,207
1977	$0	$1,523	$253	$170	$1,523	$1,002	$19,975
1977	$4,411	$0	$552	$0	$566	$9,975	$19,975
1978	$0	$1,431	$628	$53	$1,727	$76	$20,815
1978	$3,967	$582	$625	$0	$657	$11,069	$20,815
1979	$0	$1,981	$1,544	$0	$1,210	$0	$23,126
1979	$4,610	$548	$544	$0	$691	$11,998	$23,126
1980	$0	$1,981	$1,544	$0	$1,210	$0	$23,126
1980	$4,610	$548	$544	$0	$691	$11,998	$23,126
1981	$0	$2,144	$1,671	$0	$1,308	$0	$25,035
1981	$4,992	$593	$589	$0	$747	$12,991	$25,035
1982	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,877	$0	$29,740
1982	$9,642	$0	$306	$0	$787	$16,128	$29,740
1983	$0	$2,016	$653	$33	$3,742	$377	$17,974
1983	$4,791	$437	$919	$0	$992	$4,014	$17,974
1984	$0	$1,436	$248	$34	$1,639	$457	$18,331
1984	$3,683	$450	$990	$0	$1,039	$8,355	$18,331
1985	$0	$1,436	$248	$34	$1,639	$457	$18,331
1985	$3,683	$450	$990	$0	$1,039	$8,355	$18,331
1986	$0	$2,198	$1,062	$0	$3,283	$636	$22,018
1986	$4,964	$99	$2,174	$0	$1,094	$6,508	$22,018
1987	$0	$2,252	$1,071	$0	$3,355	$637	$22,343
1987	$5,074	$101	$2,174	$0	$1,094	$6,585	$22,343
1988	$0	$2,344	$1,087	$0	$3,476	$639	$22,892
1988	$5,259	$105	$2,174	$0	$1,094	$6,714	$22,892
1989	$0	$2,439	$1,103	$0	$3,599	$641	$23,452
1989	$5,447	$109	$2,174	$0	$1,094	$6,846	$23,452
1990	$0	$2,527	$1,118	$0	$3,714	$643	$23,977
1990	$5,624	$113	$2,174	$0	$1,094	$6,970	$23,977
1991	$0	$2,590	$1,129	$0	$3,796	$644	$24,352
1991	$5,750	$116	$2,174	$0	$1,094	$7,059	$24,352
1992	$0	$2,187	$639	$0	$2,114	$0	$26,414
1992	$3,501	$0	$1,006	$3,806	$0	$13,161	$26,414
1993	$0	$2,152	$471	$0	$3,532	$0	$18,154
1993	$5,481	$0	$304	$0	$1,734	$4,480	$18,154
1994	$0	$2,354	$555	$0	$3,604	$0	$18,995
1994	$5,591	$0	$320	$0	$1,734	$4,837	$18,995
1995	$0	$2,418	$570	$0	$3,702	$0	$19,453
1995	$5,743	$0	$317	$0	$1,734	$4,969	$19,453
1996	$0	$2,491	$587	$0	$3,813	$0	$20,027
1996	$5,916	$0	$366	$0	$1,734	$5,120	$20,027
1997	$0	$7,032	$494	$0	$4,065	$0	$33,718
1997	$10,142	$0	$2,023	$0	$2,074	$7,888	$33,718
1998	$0	$6,677	$429	$0	$3,211	$0	$30,210
1998	$8,182	$0	$2,367	$0	$2,189	$7,155	$30,210
1999	$0	$7,021	$451	$0	$3,377	$0	$31,784
1999	$8,603	$0	$2,619	$0	$2,189	$7,524	$31,784
2000	$0	$7,877	$506	$0	$3,788	$0	$35,134
2000	$9,650	$0	$2,684	$0	$2,189	$8,440	$35,134
2001	$0	$8,311	$534	$0	$3,997	$0	$36,802
2001	$10,182	$0	$2,684	$0	$2,189	$8,905	$36,802
2002	$0	$7,058	$0	$0	$3,504	$0	$32,128
2002	$10,158	$0	$226	$0	$0	$11,182	$32,128

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East St. Louis Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
East St. Louis Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,768	18.29%
10-19 Years	5,535	17.55%
20-29 Years	4,022	12.75%
30-39 Years	3,782	11.99%
40-49 Years	4,001	12.68%
50-59 Years	3,246	10.29%
60-69 Years	2,431	7.71%
70-79 Years	1,807	5.73%
80-89 Years	792	2.51%
90+ Years	158	0.50%

East St. Louis Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	14,166	44.91%
Female	17,376	55.09%

East St. Louis Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	30,702	97.34%
Caucasian	363	1.15%
Hispanic/Latino	230	0.73%
Multiracial	155	0.49%
Amerindian	49	0.16%
Asian	24	0.08%
Other Race	10	0.03%
Pacific Islander	9	0.03%

East St. Louis Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	African	350	35.93%
2.	United States Or American	182	18.69%
3.	German	117	12.01%
4.	Irish	117	12.01%
5.	English	86	8.83%
6.	French Canadian	24	2.46%
7.	Polish	21	2.16%
8.	French Non-Basque	20	2.05%
9.	Lithuanian	16	1.64%
10.	Haitian	11	1.13%

East St. Louis Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	28,168	97.91%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	406	1.41%
3.	French	96	0.33%
4.	German	30	0.10%
5.	French Creole	25	0.09%
6.	Vietnamese	25	0.09%
7.	Japanese	8	0.03%
8.	Greek	4	0.01%
9.	Other Indo European	4	0.01%
10.	Arabic	4	0.01%

East St. Louis Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	31,451	99.75%
Naturalized immigrant	46	0.15%
Not a citizen	33	0.10%

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